Chapter 6: From Egypt to Israel’s Kings
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Printed chapter: pages 36-41. Complete connected chart: pages 98–145. These page references match the reviewed manuscript.
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Sort people by role
Use Exodus 7:7; 12:40-41; Deuteronomy 34:7-9; Joshua 24:29; and 2 Samuel 5:1-5. Sort cards into family relationship, leadership, reign, and lifespan. Younger learners can match names; older learners can explain one disputed comparison without presenting Adams’ choice as the only possible reading.
Find the detail on the chart, identify what each number measures, and record the source used for your explanation.
Practice questions and explained answers
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1. Does Moses-to-Joshua mean father-to-son?
No. It is a leadership transition. A connecting stream need not represent parentage.
2. What distinguishes Adams’ 215 and 430 years?
They use different starting events: entry into Egypt and the earlier patriarchal starting point. The interpretation of the 430-year statement requires comparison with Exodus and Galatians.
3. Does a neighboring Egyptian band identify an unnamed Pharaoh?
No. Alignment is a proposed synchronization. A biblical passage that leaves a ruler unnamed does not acquire a name merely from placement.
4. What do Moses’ 80 and 120 measure?
An event age at the confrontation with Pharaoh and his total lifespan. Exodus 7:7 and Deuteronomy 34:7 describe different moments.
5. Does the combined census caption count the whole population?
No. The military and Levitical figures concern defined categories. They must not be presented as a census of every woman, child, and adult.
6. Is Joshua’s 110 a term of leadership?
No. Joshua 24:29 gives his lifespan. Adams’ separate leadership figure is a different kind of claim.
Complete connected chart
Download all four parts and print in order, at actual size (100%). These contain one complete set of 48 numbered chart tiles, divided into four downloads. Follow the tile labels to connect the chart. Use the chapter enlargements for small lettering.
- Chart part 1 of 4 — tiles 1–12
- Chart part 2 of 4 — tiles 13–24
- Chart part 3 of 4 — tiles 25–36
- Chart part 4 of 4 — tiles 37–48
Sources to consult
These are the chapter’s source references, not quotations from those works. Use the named title, institution, record number, or passage to locate the source. Some external sources may have access restrictions.
- Genesis 41:39-46 and 50:22-26, King James Version.
- Exodus 12:40-41 and Galatians 3:16-17, KJV. NET Bible, Exodus 12:40 study note, Biblical Studies Press.
- Egypt, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, The Ramesseum; The Temple of Ramses II: reign about 1279-1213 BC. Used for the chronological comparison, not as proof of an Exodus identification.
- Exodus 7:7; Deuteronomy 34:7-9, KJV.
- Numbers 1:1-3, 46-49; 3:15, 22, 28, 34, 39, KJV.
- Exodus 25-27; 30:1-21, KJV.
- Joshua 1; chapters 3-4; 24:29-31, KJV.
- Judges 2:16-19; 3:7-30; chapters 4-8 and 13-16, KJV.
- Ruth 1:1; 4:13-22, KJV.
- 1 Samuel 7-10; 16-17; 31; Acts 13:21-22; 2 Samuel 2 and 5:1-5; 1 Kings 6:1-2, 37-38; 7-8; 11:42-43, KJV.
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